Instant Pot Cajun Dirty Rice

Maybe I should call this not-so-dirty rice since I didn’t use chicken livers. But even with ground beef, this Instant Pot Cajun Dirty Rice tastes so good, that it is likely to become a family favorite once you make it.

WHAT IS INSTANT POT CAJUN DIRTY RICE?

Traditionally it’s rice made with chicken livers and that holy trinity of Cajun cooking, a mirepoix of onions, bell peppers, and celery. I have to say, chicken livers do give it a lovely deep flavor. But I don’t usually buy chicken livers.

So when I had the urge to make Dirty Rice in my Instant Pot, I had to reach for what was at hand, which in my case was ground beef. You could use finely chopped chicken livers if you refer to make this Cajun Dirty Rice.

INSTANT POT CAJUN DIRTY RICE

So when you’re using your Instant Pot for this dirty rice, you don’t really need to brown the ground beef. What you do what to do, however, is break up the ground beef enough so that it doesn’t cook in one big clump.

One VERY IMPORTANT THING about this recipe. If you have ANYTHING at all stuck on the bottom of the pan, or even the littlest bit of browning, be absolutely sure to deglaze the bottom of the inner liner of your Instant Pot. If you don’t, you might well get the dreaded BURN error.

But if you follow the recipe as written, you shouldn’t really have an issue.

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Instant Pot Cajun Dirty Rice

Prep Time

15mins

Cook Time

14mins

Total Time

29mins

Maybe I should call this not-so-dirty rice since I didn't use chicken livers. But even with ground beef, this Instant Pot Cajun Dirty Rice tastes so good, that it is likely to become a family favorite once you make it.

If using chicken livers would you use a pound of chicken livers and still brown them? I have been looking for a good recipe to use them in! Also, if you have a chance to post the Cajun seasoning recipe, that would be great!